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Warty Sea Star

Nardoa tuberculata

Description:

Locally know in Indonesia as "Bintang Laut Jerapah" (Sea-Giraffe Star), is pale brown in colour with light spots and dark meshing lines forming a mosaic pattern over the body, diameter size of 20cm, five cylindrical arms with a white central rosette.

Habitat:

Spotted at Pulu Cinta, a sandy atoll reef in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Is a tropical echinoderm seastar species that occur throughout tropical reefs including Philippine Islands, S. Japan, Caroline Islands, East Indies, China, south Japan, South Pacific and Australia. Depth range 0-70 m (marinespecies.org).

Notes:

Nardoa tuberculata is a Starfish first described by Gray 1840. Animalia > Echinodermata > Asterozoa > Asteroidea > Valvatacea > Valvatida > Ophidiasteridae > Nardoa > Nardoa tuberculata

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Gorontalo, Indonesia

Spotted on Aug 4, 2016
Submitted on Jan 25, 2017

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